Standby Generators for Southside of Building 45 and Northside of Building 47 Replacement Project for Salinas, CA

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL NOTICE ONLYThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Pacific West Area (PWA) Office has a construction project for Standby Generators for Southside of Building 45 and Northside of Building 47 Replacement at 1636 E. Alisal Street, Salinas, CA .The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and supervision performing all required work in accordance with the plans and specifications for this requirement. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 the magnitude of this construction project is between $250,000 and $500,000.USDA will issue a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) 12905B24Q0087 may be issued on or around May 10, 2024The requirement will be 100 % SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE, under NAICS Code 238210 with a size standard of $19.0Completion timeframe for the resulting contract is to be determined. The RFQ will be

accessible via https://sam.gov/ in the “Contracting Opportunities” section.Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the RFQ package and any amendments. All offerors shall be registered with the System for Award Management Registration per FAR Clause 52.204-7 and 52.204-8.No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed, and telephone requests will not be honored.Pursuant to FAR 36.211(b), information regarding USDA’s definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts may be found at https://www.usda.gov/da/ocp/contracting USDA’s procedures that apply to the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts may be found in the USDA Contracting Desk Book, located at https://www.usda.gov/da/ocp/ppd/policies-regulations , under Parts 436 and 443.